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title: It is given that the temperature of a sea turtle nest is elevated. I… — Turtles and tortoises · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the temperature of a sea turtle nest is elevated. Identify the principal consequence for the hatchlings. Exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Turtles and tortoises» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Exam question 2 · Turtles and tortoises

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It is given that the temperature of a sea turtle nest is elevated. Identify the principal consequence for the hatchlings.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, elevate, identify · **To what, where:** It, temperature, principal consequence

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Turtles and tortoises» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/31-turtles-and-tortoises/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the temperature of a sea turtle nest is elevated.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:31-turtles-and-tortoises:e2:1
# text = It is given that the temperature of a sea turtle nest is elevated.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	turtle	turtle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	elevated	elevate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **elevate** | present · passive |  | the temperature of a turtle nest |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* Identify the principal consequence for the hatchlings.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:31-turtles-and-tortoises:e2:2
# text = Identify the principal consequence for the hatchlings.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hatchlings	hatchling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal consequence |  |  |  | for the hatchlings | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent consequence=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A greater proportion of females

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:31-turtles-and-tortoises:e2:o1:1
# text = A greater proportion of females
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	proportion	proportion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	females	female	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No consequence whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:31-turtles-and-tortoises:e2:o2:1
# text = No consequence whatsoever
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A total failure of hatching

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:31-turtles-and-tortoises:e2:o3:1
# text = A total failure of hatching
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hatching	hatching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** |  | hatching |  |  |  |  |  | nom failure «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A greater proportion of males

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:31-turtles-and-tortoises:e2:o4:1
# text = A greater proportion of males
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	proportion	proportion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	males	male	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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